Just One Smile

"Just One Smile" is a pop song written by Randy Newman in 1960.[1] An early version was recorded by Gene Pitney in 1966.[2][3] It appeared on his 1966 album, Looking Through the Eyes of Love, and AllMusic noted that it "allowed Pitney to explore the extent of his dramatic range with its tale of the giddy highs and painful lows of a love affair".[4]

"Just One Smile"
Single by Gene Pitney
from the album Looking Through the Eyes of Love
B-side"Innamorata"
Released1966
Format7" single
Recorded1966 (1966)
GenrePop
Length2:37
LabelMusicor Records (US)
Stateside Records (UK)
Songwriter(s)A-side : Randy Newman
B-side : Mimo Del Sud
Producer(s)Gene Pitney
Gene Pitney singles chronology
"(In the) Cold Light of Day"
(1966)		 "Just One Smile"
(1966)		 "I'm Gonna Listen to Me"
(1967)

The song became a Top 10 hit on the UK Singles Chart,[5] although it failed to register in the Top 50 of the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 64.[6] "Just One Smile" was Pitney's seventh consecutive Top Ten hit single in the UK.[5]

"Just One Smile" was covered by Blood, Sweat & Tears on their 1968 album, Child Is Father to the Man.[1][7] That version was just one of a number of covers of the song, which have been recorded by Dusty Springfield, Eternity's Children, Walter Jackson, Sheena Easton, and the Sensations, amongst others.[8] For example, Marcia Hines covered the song on her Ladies and Gentlemen album (1977).[9]

The original version of the song was recorded by the Tokens in 1965, on the B-side to their single "The Bells Of St. Mary".[10]

Chart performance
Month Year Title Chart positions
AU CA[11] UK[5] US[6]
November 1966 "Just One Smile" (A-side) 55 51 8 64
"Innamorata" (B-side)

References
  1. Bruce Pollock (2005). Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era. Books.google.co.uk. Routledge. p. 199. ISBN 978-0415970730.
  2. "Gene Pitney - Just One Smile (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  3. Richie Unterberger (2008-04-01). "On Vine Street: The Early Songs of Randy Newman - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  4. Donald A. Guarisco. "Looking Through the Eyes of Love - Gene Pitney | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  5. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 428. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  6. "Gene Pitney - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  7. William Ruhlmann. "Child Is Father to the Man - Blood, Sweat & Tears | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  8. "Search for "just one smile"". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  9. "Ladies and Gentlemen by Marcia Hines". Rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  10. "The Tokens - The Bells Of St. Mary (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  11. "Results – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2016-10-09.


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